Child&#39;s sleeping garment



June 11, 1963 w. w. CANTRELL CHILD'S SLEEPING GARMENT Filed 001:. 4,1960 INVENTOR W/LL/FM W/QMH WELL,

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ATTORNEYS United States Patent 3,092,839 CHILDS SLEEPING GARMENT WilliamW. Cantrell, Winston-Salem, N.C., assignor to The P. H. Hanes KnittingCompany, Winston-Salem, N.C., a company of North Carolina Filed Oct. 4,1966, Ser. No. 60,472 4 Claims. (Cl. 2--83) This invention relates tothe improvements in a childs sleeping garment, particularly of the typehaving legs terminating with enclosed foot portions. In garments of thistype which previously have been made the sole of the foot portion wasjoined to the upper foot portion at the edges of the sole by a line ofstitching joining edges of the sole to the upper portions along theseam. In order to provide a sufiiciently strong joint at the seam it wasnecessary to have exposed stitching threads running longitudinally alongeach side of the seam and a large number of exposed stitching threadsrunning transversely back and forth along the seam on the outer side ofthe garment. At this particular seam in the garment the exposed threadswere subject to continual wear by scufiing of the wearers foot and alsowere subject to wear during agitation by washing.

An object of my invention is to provide an improved, reinforced seam atthe periphery of the sole in garments of the type described. Theimproved reinforced seam according to my invention provides betterresistance to scufling and also improves the appearance of the garment.

In the improved garment according to my invention the peripheral edgesof the sole abut or nearly abut against the edges of the upper footportions, which are extensions of the garment leg, and a reinforcingstrip overlaps the abutting edges along the outer side of the seam. Aline of stitching joins the reinforcing strip to both of the abuttingedges thereby joining the seam. By using this reinforcing strip theamount of exposed stitching on the outside of the garment necessary tojoin the seam is greatly reduced. This reduction in exposed threadtogether with the additional strength provided by the strip itselfgreatly improves the scuff resistance of the seam. Using the improvementaccording to my invention a better looking foot portion of the garmentis provided. The strip extending around the sole along the seam givesthe foot portion an appearance somewhat similar to a mocassin.

The object and advantages of my invention will be more clearlyunderstood by reading the following detailed description with referenceto the drawings.

in the drawings:

FIGURE 1 shows a childs sleeping garment having the improved footportion according to my invention.

FIGURE 2 is an enlarged view of the foot portion of the garment showingthe inner side of one foot portion.

FIGURE 3 is a view of a section of reinforcing strip showing theunderside of the strip which is sewn against the seam, according to myinvention.

FIGURE 4 is a view of a portion of the reinforcing tape used inaccordance with my invention showing the exposed side of the tape withstitching.

FIGURE 5 is a cross-sectional view of the seam according to my inventionwith stitching shown diagrammatically.

Referring to FIGURE 1 the lower portion 8 of a childs sleeping garmentis provided with legs 10 each of which terminates its lower end with anenclosed foot portion 12. The material of the leg 10 is extended at thelower end of the leg to provide flaps which form the upper front members14 and upper heel members '16 of the foot portion. Conveniently, but notnecessarily, the

material of each leg 10 is joined at an inseam 18 extending along thelength of the inside of the leg 10.

On each foot portion 12 a sole 20 is attached to the edges of the upperfront and upper heel members at a seam 22 extending around theperipheral edge of the sole 20.

Along the seam 22 the edges of the upper front member 14 and the upperheel portion 16 abut against the edges of the sole 20. A strip member 24extends longitudinally along the seam at the outer side of the garmentoverlapping the edges of the sole and the edges of the upper members atthe seam. The strip is sewed by stitching which joins the reinforcingstrip 24 to the upper members 14 and 16 and also joins the reinforcingstrip to the sole. In a preferred embodiment of my invention the tapebegins with one end 26 at or near the inseam 18 of the leg. The tape 24extends around the periphery of the sole and is sewed across the one end26 and extends up the inseam 18 for a short distance. The stitching ofthe inseam is sewed across the end portion 28 of the strip to cover andhold down the end 28. Thus both ends of the reinforcing tape are coveredto provide a neat appearance. The reinforcing tape 24 may be made of astrip of material the same as the material used for making the legs andupper portions of the garment 8. As shown in FIGURE 3 the edges of thestrip 24 are turned in against the side of the strip to be placedagainst the seam. When the strip is sewed along the scam the outside ofthe strip appears as shown in FIGURE 4 with parallel interrupted linesof stitching 30. Because of the additional strength provided by thereinforcing strip it is not necessary to have exposed transverse threadsalong the seam.

In FIGURE 5 a cross-section of the seam 22 is shown. At the seam 22 theedges of the upper member 14 and the sole 20 abut and the strip 24extends across the seam as shown. Stitches 3i join the reinforcing strip24- to the upper member 14 and the sole 20, as shown. It is preferred toprovide two rows of stitching along each side of the seam so that thestrip is joined to each member by two rows of stitches. It is to beunderstood that the stitching draws the reinforcing strip closelyagainst the seam, and the drawing in FIGURE 5 is merely diagrammatic toprovide a better understanding.

A preferred material for the reinforcing strip is knit cotton jersey,which also may be the material used for the body of the garment. Thisjersey material is particularly useful in the reinforcing strip becauseit permits the exposed parallel threads of the stitching to be embeddedbelow the outermost exposed surface of the knit material. This permitsthe threads to be protected from wear by abrasion somewhat more thanwith a material having a hard surface.

A preferred material for the sole of the foot portion of the sleepinggarment is a fabric having an outer surface of scuff resistant plasticcoating and an inner surface lined with soft material such as cottonflannel or the like. By using a single ply of such material for the solethe outer surface is strong enough to resist scuffing and the innersurface next to the wearers foot is soft.

In a preferred embodiment of my invention the toe covering portion ofthe upper front member of the foot portion is reinforced by providing anextra layer of the material used for the body of the garment. In thisembodiment the two layers at the toe of the upper front member arejoined to the sole at the edges just the same as if both layersconstituted a single layer. That is the stitching joining thereinforcing strip to the upper front member at the seam also passesthrough the reinforcing portion of the upper front member at the seam.

Various modifications and changes may be made in the 3 garment describedabove without departing from the scope of my invention which isindicated in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In a childs sleeping garment having legs terminating in enclosed footportions, the improvement comprising extended portions of the garmentleg having bottom unsewn edges and forming upper front and upper heelmembers of the foot enclosure, a fabric sole having unsewn edgesperipherally disposed adjacent to the unsewn edges of the said extendedportions, a reinforcing strip covering both said edges on the outsideand overlapping the extended portions and the sole by beginning at oneend thereor and extending around the periphery of the foot portion, atleast one row of stitching joining the strip to the extended portions,and at least one other row of stitching joining the strip to the solethe reinforcing strip further being sewn across the said one end andextending upward therefrom along the garment leg for a short distanceand being sewn against the leg by said rows of stitching along saiddistance.

2. The improvement of claim 1 wherein the edges of said extendedportions of'the garment leg abut the edges of the sole.

3. The improvement according to claim 1 and further comprising inseamstitching on said leg wherein the portion of the reinforcing stripextending along the leg extends along the inseam of the leg and theinseam stitching is sewed across a portion of the said distance alongthe inseam.

4. The improvement according to claim 1 wherein the reinforcing stripcomprises a knit material whereby the said rows of stitching areembedded below the outermost surface of the material.

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1. IN A CHILD''S SLEEPING GARMENT HAVING LEGS TERMINATING IN ENCLOSEDFOOT PORTIONS, THE IMPROVEMENT COMPRISING EXTENDED PORTIONS OF THEGARMENT LEG HAVING BOTTOM UNSEWN EDGES AND FORMING UPPER FRONT AND UPPERHEEL MEMBERS OF THE FOOT ENCLOSURE, A FABRIC SOLE HAVING UNSEWN EDGESPERIPHERALLY DISPOSED ADJACENT TO THE UNSEWN EDGES OF THE SAID EXTENDEDPORTIONS, A REINFORCING STRIP COVERING BOTH SAID EDGES ON THE OUTSIDEAND OVERLAPPING THE EXTENDED PORTIONS AND THE SOLE BY BEGINNING AT ONE